Check in on what MVPs around Australia & New Zealand are up to

Post navigation

Join Australian Microsoft Xbox MVP’s Mark & David as they discuss the latest News and Announcements concerning all things Xbox in Australia. In this BLOCKBUSTER special episode they discuss three major blockbuster games of 2012… Assassin’s Creed III, Far Cry 3 and Call of Duty: Black Ops 2. They share thoughts and experiences with each title. On top of this there are also 4 Xclusive Interviews with the Developers, Directors and Xperts behind these games.http://ozboxlive.com/2012/12/09/ozboxlive-radio-079/

Save the Date. Call for Content Now Open.

BIG Infrastructure Day is an event for System Administrators, System Engineers, Architects and other IT Pro’s that work with Microsoft Server products.

This event is an educational, informative & lively day filled with sessions from respected IT Pros, MVPs and other Community Members covering a wide variety of Microsoft server orientated topics. This years event will have a strong focus on Microsoft Office family focusing on the Server product’s including Lync, Exchange and Office 365.

BIG Infrastructure day is FREE, open to the public and is your local chance to immerse yourself in Microsoft Infrastructure!

It will be on Tuesday 19th March 2013 at the Microsoft Brisbane offices in the Brisbane CBD.

Registration is essential so that we can provide accurate numbers for catering so please check here for details. Places are limited and will go fast!

Dilignet are going to be running some Windows 8 and System Center 2012: Configuration Manager events at Saxons in Sydney this week. These will definitely be worth checking out and are being presented by MVP James Bannan (@jamesbannan) so if you are in the Sydney area, you really should try to check them out.

Windows 8

Microsoft’s newest operating system, Windows 8, offers unparalleled mobility features for both consumers and enterprise. See Windows 8 in action and learn all about the enhancements which will drive it as the corporate platform of choice, such as Windows-To-Go and synergies with Windows Server 2012 as well as deployment and management with Configuration Manager 2012 SP1.

Aimed at IT decision makers and IT Professionals, this event is a technical briefing on Windows 8.

SCCM 2012 in the Enterprise

Discover the magic behind the new AppModel in Configuration Manager 2012, which enables administrators to deploy and manage applications on current and future versions of Windows. Users quickly get access to the applications they need, while administrators no longer need to use monolithic operating system images or layers of task sequences, and applications are managed fully throughout their lifecycle.

Aimed at IT decision makers and IT Professionals, this event is a technical briefing on Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2012.

“The course, offered via distance education with the backing of Microsoft Australia, has attracted more than 400 developers from around the world and is the first of a range of courses CSU will offer from 2013 and beyond.

CEO of the University’s industry partner IT Masters Pty Ltd, Mr Martin Hale, said the strong response and positive feedback so far reflected the strength of CSU’s industry relations and the involvement of some of the industry’s most respected figures.

“The support of Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP), a global community of volunteer industry experts, was instrumental in getting this and a number of other planned free short courses established,” he said.

“It was fantastic to get access to the best people in the world to develop and run the course and the MVP Community has also been a great help with our Doctor of Information Technology students wishing to research Microsoft technologies and platforms.”

Virtualisation MVP Leandro Carvalho recently published this new title and is offering Chapter 2 as a free download.

The aim of this cookbook is to help you become a Hyper-V expert with an easy to ready and follow recipe format that will guide you thought all Hyper-V features.

All recipes give you an introduction of the content being discussed, the “how to” process and a section on “how it works”. Almost all recipes have PowerShell commands and examples to help you automate the Hyper-V management.

In detail:

Virtualization has proved that it can help organizations to reduce costs, and the Private Cloud has created a revolution in the way we manage and control our servers with centralization and elasticity. The new Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V release from Microsoft comes with a myriad of improvements in areas such as mobility, high availability and elasticity, bringing everything you need to create, manage and build the core components of a Microsoft Private Cloud for virtualized workloads.

“Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V Cookbook” is the perfect accompaniment for Hyper-V administrators looking to take advantage of all the exciting new features the release has to offer. Through practical recipes, you’ll master Hyper-V deployment, migration and management.

“Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V Cookbook” is an essential resource for any Hyper-V administrator looking to migrate, install and manage their virtual machine efficiently.

With all the features of Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V covered, you will learn everything from installation to disaster recovery, security, high availability, configuration, automation, architecture and monitoring, all in a practical recipe format. The book also includes new features such as Storage and Shared Nothing Live Migration, Hyper-V Replica and Network Virtualization and much more.